What color is #A5BA9E?

#A5BA9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5BA9E?

The RGB value is 165, 186, 158: 165 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BA9E?

The complementary color is #B39EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BA9E color

#A5BA9E rgb(165, 186, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #A5BA9E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 72.9% green and 62% blue (165, 186, 158).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#A5BA9E color codes

HEX	`#A5BA9E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 186, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 72.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.28, -12.48, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.28, 17.18, 136.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.246, 45.585, 39.072)`
Decimal	`10861214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BA9E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A5BA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A5BA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ba9e; }
.text { color: #a5ba9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ba9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 186 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ba9e, #9ebaa5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5BA9E?: #A5BA9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5BA9E?: The RGB value is 165, 186, 158: 165 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BA9E?: The complementary color is #B39EBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.